Why do my alert messages have percent (%) signs in the text?

Created by: Gary Groves

Modified on: Tue, 4 Feb, 2020 at 12:42 PM

We use utilize a feature of our software that most people would know as "merge variables". They are basically call-tags that have the ability to populate data from external sources. This prevents you from having to type location and device names in manually. It can also auto-populate data such as temperature and date/time.

Here's an example of a Food Safety alert message from a refrigerator:

"The temperature in %devname% at %locname% was above 40F for more than 90 minutes! The temperature at %timestamp% is %val%."

If the above message were to be triggered by its alert, the message could look like:

"The temperature in Walk-in Fridgeat Freaky Chicken #1was above 40F for more than 90 minutes! The temperature at 1/31/2020 9:46:23AM is 43.37° F /8.83° C."